*Wash the gut contents out in saline, examine for signs of parasites.
*Wash the gut contents out in saline, examine for signs of parasites.
*Inspect the gonads to sex definitively.
*Inspect the gonads to sex definitively.
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==Recording your findings==
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It is essential that you record your findings sytematically and at the time of the necropsy; a form for this purpose can be found [[images/a/a2/Necropsy.pdf|here]]